SOC239H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4,5: Masculinity, Married People, First Principle
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Chapter 4: relationship between inequality and health - theories + marxists theories. Societies where the differences between levels of the hierarchy are smaller tend to have better overall health than societies with bigger gaps: as the overall health among inequality declines or increases so does the level of health. Explanation #1: health is linked to the provision of basic material goods and services, this is called the materialistic approach to the social determinants of health. In this perspective; human health depends on: available, accessible, and good quality nutritious food; clean, accessible, and available water: good transportation, etc. Social capital is supposed to enhance inclusion: natural, env, human capital, ** those with adequate social capital are less likely to be marginalized and more likely to be included in social life. Social capital is relates to social inclusion: lack of universally available infrastructure (community shit), excludes some members of the community and leads to: negative social comparisons.
